profit monger

noun

A person, business, or profession marked by avarice and greed.

“Lawyers are considered to be profit mongers when the law is treated as a trade secret and the public process as a business owned and operated by the legal profession.”

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Meanings

nounprofit monger (plural profit mongers)

plural profit mongers

  1. A person, business, or profession marked by avarice and greed.

    Lawyers are considered to be profit mongers when the law is treated as a trade secret and the public process as a business owned and operated by the legal profession.

Origin

From profit + monger.

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APA

profit monger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20monger

MLA

“profit monger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20monger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profit monger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profit%20monger.

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